President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja accepted an invitation
from President Paul Biya to visit Cameroon at his earliest convenience
for talks on the intensification of cooperation between Nigeria and
neighbouring countries in the war against Boko Haram and terrorism.
Receiving the invitation from Sadi Emmanuel, the Cameroonian Minister
of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, President Buhari
said he will visit Cameroon for the high-level talks soon after the end
of the Ramadan fast.
President Buhari, who said that he was putting his experience as a
former soldier to good use in the war against Boko Haram, re-emphasized
that greater regional and international cooperation was needed to end
the atrocities of the terrorist group.
The President commended the efforts of all regional governments,
including Cameroon, in supporting Nigeria in the war against Boko Haram,
but called for even greater collaboration.
“I am happy that the President has sent you. As you must have
observed, I was in Niger and Chad over this issue. I planned to be in
Cameroon afterwards, but I received an invitation to attend the Group of
Seven (G7) meeting in Germany.
“I had to attend the meeting because Boko Haram has been
internationalised and it was part of the discussions there,” he told Mr.
Emmanuel.
The Special Envoy assured President Buhari of President Biya’s
“fraternity, sympathy and brotherly commitment” to working with Nigeria
to end the Boko Haram insurgency.
“Together, we will reinforce our efforts, eradicate the scourge of
terrorism and look forward to better things,” he told the President.
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